Paranorman Reviews, Interviews & More
The past few hours have been exciting to say the least. Early this morning movie lovers were greeted by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone as they announced the 2013 Academy Awards nominees. As usual, the internet completely blew up with mixed reactions on which lucky filmmakers and actors made the cut. Let's run down some of the best and worst of the nominations, along with some happy reactions...
With Thanksgiving weekend just passed, it seems that the studio is slow on their roll with this weeks releases. To wit, there are no big classic titles hitting streets today, but there are a number of recent movies, including the latest Step Up film, Men in Black III, and some of the late summer films. Check it out.
So it's Labor Day weekend, which is often one of the more sluggish box office weekends of the year. Give teens a horror movie, and it can work like catnip. And so we see The Possession dominate.
Sadly, the summer is almost over. Most kids have gone back to school and the weather is slowly cooling down for the fall season. Many believe that this summer's movie season was one of the weakest in the past couple of years, but we think otherwise. It was chocked full of fascinating independent movies and stupidly fun popcorn flicks that hit our sweet spot. So let's reflect on some of the...
You wouldn't know it from the weather, or practically anything else, but summer is over. At least for movies, where we're getting second and third stringers in the theater. And that's why only one film cracked ten million this weekend, and that's why The Expendables 2 stays on top. It's a weak week.
With the last month of cinema dominated by the likes of Batman, Colin Ferrell, and Jeremy Renner, that may be enough to explain why The Expendables 2 opened a little soft. Here's where I should really make a Viagra joke. Okay, the film opened hard for four hours, but then had to call a doctor? That good?
Next weekend brings us The Apparition - a ghost story movie - and Premium Rush, which was supposed to come out in January. That's a roundabout way of saying that this is the last week of summer for big movies, and if it's going to go out, it's going out with a bang.
Every year, we're flooded with a pocket of animated movies aimed towards the younger demographic. Luckily, creative companies like Laika, produce films that everybody can enjoy. They provide us with strong central themes that man, woman and child can relate to. ParaNorman succeeds on many levels, and despite its small flaws is easily one of the strongest animated...
From fairy tales on, the supernatural and scary elements of children's entertainment has long been celebrated and decried. It all depends on the kids, but for every scaredy cat, there's the child who wants to watch Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas on a loop. ParaNorman is the latest entry in the genre of macabre children's tales, and...
